Improvement in combination-barrels



v T. o. VEALE. Combination Barrel.

No, 207.917. PatentedfiepfllO,1-878,'

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

Z V THOMAS C. V EALE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO MARY K. VEALE,

, OF JERSEY CITY, N. J.

IMPROVEMENT IN. COMBlNATlON-BARRELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 207,917, datedSeptember 10, 1878; application filed December 20, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. VEALE, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inOombinationBarrels, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved barrel, parts being broken awayto show the construction. Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section of one of therabbeted hoops enlarged.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claims.

The foundation A of the barrel is made of a single thickness of veneer,of any desired thickness, and in one or more pieces, the edges of whichare jointed to each other, and the joints or seams are covered upon theoutside with strips of muslin cemented to the veneer.

The barrel A is covered with a coating, B, of cement, glue, or othersuitable adhesive, and is then wrapped with paper, 0, which has beencoated or saturated with cement long enough to have-swelled.

The paper 0 is applied with a gentle pressure, to bring its innersurface into close contact with the cemented outer surface of the veneerA, and it is then painted or lacquered to make it water-proof. Hoops Dare then applied to the barrel, the number of which must depend upon thesize of the barrel and the substance to be put into it. The end hoops,'D, are placed at a little distance from the ends of the barrel A, andare rabbeted upon the inner parts of their inner or concave sides, toreceive, cover, and protect the edges of the paper 0.

The bodies E of the covers or heads of the barrel are formed of twothicknesses 01- heading or veneer of different diameters, the diameterof the inner thickness being such as to fit into the ends of the barrelA, and rest and fit upon the hoops or bands F, attached to the innersurface of the said barrel A, near its ends. The diameter of the outerthickness is equal to the outer diameter of the barrel A, so as to restupon the end edges of the said barrel A.

To the edges of the outer thickness E is attached a band, G, of such abreadth that its inner edge may rest and fit upon the edge of the endhoop, D, and that its outer edge may project to about an equal distancebeyond the outer surface of the outer thickness of the heads or coversE.

In the angle between the head or cover E and the band G is secured aband, H, which forms the chine of the cover, and the chine of the barrelwhen the said cover is in place. The covers or heads are secured inplace upon the barrel by clamps, nails, or other suitable means. Thesecovers effectually prevent any pulverized substance from leaking out, asit would have to turn five angles before itcould escape.

With this construction the inner thickness I E of the heads and theinner hoops, F, strengthen the barrel against side pressure,

and the outer thickness E and the bands Ur strengthen it against an endpressure, thus making the barrel firm and strong.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters latent 1. The rabbeted hoops D, in combination with thebarrel A B O, to cover and protect the.edges of the paper 0,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The cover or head formed of the two thicknesses E, of wood, ofunequal diameter, the band G, and the chine band or hoop H, incombination with the end of the barrel A, the inner hoop, F, and theouter hoop, D, substantially as herein shown and described.

THOS. O. VEALE- WVitnesses JAMES T. GRAHAM, O. SEDGWICK.

